CHANDIGARH, Feb 6:
Punjab Aam Aadmi Party leader Lucky Oberoi was shot dead by an unidentified assailant outside a Gurdwara in Jalandhar’s Model Town on Friday, police said.
The incident took place around 7:30 am, when the 43-year-old was leaving the gurdwara in his SUV.
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CCTV footage showed when Oberoi came out of the gurdwara and sat in his vehicle, an assailant wearing a black-coloured hoodie approached him on foot and opened indiscriminate fire, and fled along with his accomplice, who was waiting for him at a short distance on a scooter.
Oberoi was hit with multiple shots, and was rushed to a hospital in an unconscious state. He succumbed to the bullet injuries, ACP Jalandhar, Parminder Singh, said over the phone. In the firing incident, the window panes of Oberoi’s SUV and another vehicle parked in the area were shattered.
Satwinderpal Singh alias Lucky Oberoi was a Jalandhar-based AAP leader, in charge of a ward in Jalandhar Cantt.
The assailants may have carried out a recce of Oberoi’s movements, police sources said.
Further investigations are underway, police said, adding that CCTV footage is being scanned to trace the assailants.
A case has been registered in connection with the incident. Various angles in the case are being examined, including the personal enmity angle, they said.
A doctor at a private hospital where Oberoi was admitted told reporters that he was brought in around 8:10 am.
“He was unconscious, and his blood pressure was unrecordable. Eight to nine rounds were fired at him, and one of the bullets pierced through his chest,” the doctor said.
Despite best efforts, Oberoi could not be saved, the doctor added.
When contacted over the phone, AAP’s Doaba in-charge Tarandeep Singh Sunny said, “The 43-year-old is survived by his wife, who had last year contested the civic elections, two daughters, and a son.”
Oberoi was a very active leader, he said. (PTI)
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